Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«El tiempo vuela.»
Word for word
Time flies.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Time flies.
Said when surprised at how quickly time has passed. Very common in everyday conversation about growing up, vacations ending, etc.
Hear it in a sentence
¡Cómo ha crecido tu hijo! El tiempo vuela.
How your son has grown! Time flies.
Why learn dichos?
Proverbs like this one are everywhere in spoken Spanish — dropped mid-conversation, usually just the first half, with the rest left for you to complete. Recognizing them is one of the fastest ways to sound less like a textbook and follow real speech. Every Lingocito edition signs off with the dicho del día, so you meet one a day next to news written at your exact level.